The City is required to update its General Plan Housing as a pathway to reach its share of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as identified by the state  from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Housing production in San Diego fell below the RHNA goals for the 2010-2020 cycle with only 48% of the total needed units constructed. Last month, the City Council adopted the updated General Plan Housing that the City had to plan for the construction of more than 108,000 new housing units by 2029. While housing production didn’t meet its goals in the last cycle. So City leaders and staff are encouraged by the data trends in the 2020 Housing Inventory Annual Report which show new housing initiatives are working and finally, new construction starts, which are measured by the number of building permits issued and also saw the second highest number between 2010 and 2019. Affordable housing production also increased Citywide, doubling from 2018 numbers.  We will  confident , If momentum continues, it will be reflected in the new housing cycle.

Housing production in San Diego fell below the RHNA goals for the 2010-2020 cycle with only 48% of the total needed units constructed. Last month, the City Council adopted the updated General Plan Housing Element in which the City had to plan for the construction of more than 108,000 new housing units by 2029.